Peace Conference Representatives Ill With Duty
President Wilson and Colonel House, Americas top peace conference figures, were ill in bed due to strain from work in France. Wilson remained confined to his Washington room while House, feverish at his New York home, arrived back from Brest after six days in bed on the voyage. He declined to comment on testimony cited by William Bullitt and emphasized health as the key factor in his availability.
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Colonel House
France
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House
Brest
William Bullitt
House Foreign Relations Committee
Lansing
United States
Allies impose blockade on Germany in Baltic
Berlin reports the Allies have blockaded the Baltic to enforce German evacuation of Courland. A London telegram warns German ships to stay away. Riga attack prompted provisonal withdrawal of Baltic passage permits. German officials doubt Noske will deploy troops. bread rations may hold while meat and fat supplies worsen.
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Germany
Berlin
Baltic Sea
Courland
Stettin Abenpost
London
Riga
Baltic
Foreign Office
Noske
Still Debates Labor Proposition At National Conference
Washington reports ongoing debate over labor's call for a 15 member board to arbitrate the steel strike. A deadlocked committee may yield a noncommittal report, with passage requiring unanimous votes from capital labor and public groups.
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Washington
Labor
National Industrial Conference
Repterri
Smith Arrives at Roosevelt Field in Transcontinental Flight
Captain L H Smith becomes the fourth aviator to complete the cross country flight in the current race arriving at Roosevelt Field Mineola from San Francisco at 1050 am. His unofficial time of 24 12 hours would be about 30 minutes faster than Maynard the first to finish the cross country heat. Maynard the flying Baptist preacher was urged by Mrs Maynard to abandon the race but plans to start for Mineola tomorrow afternoon if carried out.
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Maynard
Mineola
Fighting in the Baltic as Lettish troops resist Germans
London reports continued Baltic fighting with Lettish forces defending against German assaults. General Yudemitch says Yamurg near Petrograd has fallen to Russian northwestern troops, while Riga reports 2000 Lefts under Colonel Berkais still defending the city against heavy German attacks. Six thousand troops chose to stay and fight to the death rather than retreat.
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London
Reval
Yudemitch
Yamburg
Petrograd
Daily Chronicle
Riga
Berkais
Luikard Girls To Recover After Poison Attempt
Edna Luikard five, and Shirley Luikard seven, will recover from the poisoning attempt that killed their mother’s ambitions. Doctors at the hospital in Chicago announced the first definite bulletin. The mother, who gave the poison, was sent to an asylum in Detroit. Flowers and gifts arrived from thirty states showing support for the girls as they recover.
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Luikard
Chicago
Edna
Shirley Luikard
Detroit
Shirley
Magyar Army March Toward Budapest Reported Advance
The Magyar white army under Admiral Horthy is reported marching on Budapest to attack the Roumanians. Horthy's forces have reached Raab, 67 miles west of Budapest.
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Vienna
Austria
Horthy
Raab
Privy Council Approves Peace Treaty for Emperor Ratif
Tokio October 13 The privy council has approved the peace treaty and sent it to the emperor for ratification. Parliament has not yet acted on the agreement.
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Tokio
Japan
Privy Council
Bomb Maker Held by Authorities in Gary Raid
Chicago reports that a bomb maker who produced 36 bombs mailed to prominent businessmen and officials last May is held by military officials in Gary. Justice agents traced materials from the Athena Powder Works near Gary and followed the suspect to his home, where evidence linked him to bombs that exploded at Senator Palmer's doorway. Authorities seek a Chicago Red believed to have transported bombs from Gary to New York.
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Chicago
Gary
Chicago Tribune
W. S. Mapes
Tribune
the Tribune
Aetena
Department of Justice
United States
Palmer
Resolutions Amended in Washington Conference Report
Chairman Chadbourne announced amendments to the mediation committee composition with members from both conference groups or non members. The committee failed to recommend adoption by a two group majority while overall majority supported reporting the resolution. The conference expressed sympathy for President Wilson’s illness in a group vote. The employers group introduced the resolution.
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Washington
Chadbourne
Central Committee
Wilson
Printing Office Hunt Over Communist Proclamation in Gary
Army intelligence under Colonel W. S. Mapes hunted the Gary printing offices after a hand bill signed by The Communist Party of America urged overthrow of military rule. All offices were visited but the proclamation could not be traced, and authorities doubted official strike committee authority.
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Gary
W. S. Mapes
Communist Party of America
Mapes
Luikart Girls Recovering From Poisoning Treatment
Edna and Shirley Luikart of Detroit show continued improvement after bichloride or mercury poisoning treatment. Dr. Thomas A. Carter reports danger not yet past but recovery is underway.
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Luikart
Chicago
Edna
Shirley Luikard
Detroit
Thomas A. Carter
Carter
Italy Accepts Fiume Settlement Under League Control
Paris dispatch notes that Italy has accepted a settlement making Fiume an independent state with the port placed under League of Nations control.
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Italy
Fiume
Paris
Petit Parisien
League of Nations
France Accepts Peace Treaty Decrees End Censorship
Paris October 18 1919 peace brought to France as decrees ending the state of siege and abolishing censorship were officially published in the journal. The measures take effect with their publication and bear the signature of President Poincare.
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France
Paris
Poincare
Austrian cruiser Kaiser Franz Joseph sinks off Dalmatian coast
Rome reports the Austrian cruiser Kaiser Franz Joseph sank during a hurricane off the Dalmatian coast while carrying ammunition for the Jugoslav navy. French marines guarded the ship and no casualties were reported.
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Rome
Kaiser Franz Joseph
Jugo- Slavo
Dalmatian
Zara
Action postponed on resolutions in formation inquiry
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee delayed action indefinitely on resolutions seeking information on international matters, citing that the president is not in physical condition to assume duties.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Street car collision near Walter Reed hospital kills private
Washington October 18 one man died and 18 injured when a speeding street car crashed into an army medical department truck in front of Walter Reed hospital. The truck was being driven by Edward Souther a private in the hospital's medical department.
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Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Edward Souther
Well Known Major General Barry Retires From Army
Major General Thomas H. Barry retires at age 64 after 46 years of service. Former commander of the eastern department since last January, he leaves the army upon reaching the age limit.
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Army New York
Thomas H. Barry
Army
Eastern Department
French Aviator Begins First Lap to Melbourne
Paris reports Epiene Poulet, the French aviator, started the first stage of his flight to Melbourne today. He departed for Rome this afternoon as the initial leg of the journey.
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Paris
Epiene Poulet
Melbourne
Poulet
Rome
President Wilson Rested at White House After Night
Washington October 13 President Wilson spent a restful night and was reported in good spirits this morning at the White House reflecting a continued stable condition after his illness and a period of convalescence.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Newman Arrives in Rock Island
Lieutenant Newman arrives in Rock Island Illinois heading west bound at 9 30 a m on October 11.
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Rock Island Rock Island, Ill
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